NBA All-Star John Wall retires from basketball, a look through former No. 1 pick's career
Wall's career was derailed by injury in the later stages but he had fantastic seasons with the Washington Wizards, the team that selected him first-overall at the 2010 NBA draft out of Kentucky.
Mixed into his career are five of those All-Star honors, an All-Rookie first-team selection and a song named after him, "Do The John Wall," after his trademark celebration.
Wall went on to suit up for the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers in his career as well.
Take a quick look back at Wall's career in images here.
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
John Wall: NBA All-Star retires after 11 seasons
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